Sekirov Dictionary

sand

/sænd/

noun 12
verb 3
adjective 1
forms 3
phrases 7

noun12

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tiny loose grains of rock that make up beaches and deserts and are also used in building
- “We are addicted to sand but don’t know it because we don’t buy it as individuals,” says Aurora Torres, […] — 2018
A specific grade, type, or composition of sand.
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
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[in the plural] A beach or other mass of sand.
- The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
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(figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
- Cf. sands of time (idiom)
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(old-fashioned) Personal courage.
- You may say what you want to, but in my opinion she had more sand in her than any girl I ever see; in my opinion she was just full of sand. — 1884
Dried mucus in the eye's inner corner, perhaps left from sleep (sleepy sand).
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(figurative) "sand in [someone's] eyes" (idiom)
- Cf. Sandman, a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes.
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An excuse for tears.
- Cf. “Sand in My Eyes”, in TV Tropes, 1 March 2023 (last accessed): “Alternative Title(s): Something In My Eye”
(informal) Ellipsis of sandpiper.
(no longer used) A single grain of sand.

verb3

To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
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To cover with sand.
- Sudden stopping, which could be effected easily by sanding the rails and reversing the driving-gear, was dangerous, because the train might telescope and overwhelm the engine. — 1938
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(historical) To blot ink using sand.
- The officer wrote until he had finished, read over to himself what he had written, sanded it, and handed it to Defarge, with the words "In secret." — 1859

adjective1

Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

forms

sanded · sanding · sands

Phrases with sand

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